This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...and unfair laws, and legal trickery, and greed! But the minute you present a scale of wages to me which compels me to pay a blockhead and thumbless loafer the same wages as a good man, who doesn't need watching and happens to be doing the same work--that moment, I say, you are interfering with my rights to my own ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...and unfair laws, and legal trickery, and greed! But the minute you present a scale of wages to me which compels me to pay a blockhead and thumbless loafer the same wages as a good man, who doesn't need watching and happens to be doing the same work--that moment, I say, you are interfering with my rights to my own property! That is tyranny!.... And, the minute you tell me I must deny any man work who wants to work, because he is not a member of your union, I say you are interfering with that man's freedom and life!" There was a heavy, embarrassed silence. Again, Truesdale heard the wires droning their ceaseless chant. McGee smiled. He was so sure that he held what would change the tune of the argument. Like Ward, McGee's belief was the argument of Force. "I ain't going to argue with you, Mr. Truesdale," he said. "It's too late in the day to argue against unions! They're here to stay; but, Mr. Truesdale--" he leaned forward, lowering his voice and drawing a large envelope from his breast pocket--"supposin' I tell you I have in that there envelope a statement signed by Kipp, the engineer, saying the Consolidated had tunneled a hundred yards into your mines--what do you say to swapping horses, sir? I give you the envelope: you recognize our union! Know what will happen? That suit against you will be quashed; Tom Ward hit hard between the eyes; your stock, which has been sinking to the heels of y'r boots, is goin' to jump up quick! Your mines go on while Ward's lock up--you get the trade--see?" McGee smiled broadly, and extended the envelope. "Do you mean me to take it?" asked Truesdale, unmoved and unmoving. "Say the word--an' it's yours!" declared McGee, lighting a cigar with a hand that trembled. "Th...
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